Peroxide
[pə'rɒksaɪd] or [pə'rɑksaɪd]
Definition
(noun.) an inorganic compound containing the divalent ion -O-O-.
(verb.) bleach with peroxide; 'She must peroxide her hair-it looks unnaturally blond'.
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Definition
(n.) An oxide containing more oxygen than some other oxide of the same element. Formerly peroxides were regarded as the highest oxides. Cf. Per-, 2.
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Definition
n. an oxide having a larger proportion of oxygen than any other oxide of the same series.—n. Peroxidā′tion.—v.t. and v.i. Perox′idise.
Editor: Priscilla
Examples
- In burns severe enough to destroy the skin, disinfection of the open wound with weak carbolic acid or hydrogen peroxide is very necessary. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- When the charging current is applied, the positive lead plate becomes covered with lead peroxide (PbO?) and finely divided metallic lead is deposited on the negative plate. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
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